Shortcuts for Ways To Enhance Your Memory

by Gilly Brewster
(Los Angeles, California, USA)

Your memory is an invaluable resource that you can work on improving every day. In order to keep your memory sharp, you will need to do someexercises that promote memory building. This article will give you some wonderful tips that will improve your memory if used on a daily basis:

* If you are having a hard time remembering things, you may want to put information with a picture. For instance, say you want to remember where a certain store is and there is a big oak tree in front of me, tell your mind to think of the oak tree.

* Find something to do that is both mentally demanding and enjoyable, such as studying a new language, learning how to play a musical instrument, participating in a new sport, sewing, doing word or number puzzles and games or playing chess. The opportunities are as endless as they are advantageous.

* If you have a visual type of memory, use pictures, drawings and graphs to remember information. If this visual material is not a part of what you need to learn, you can easily create it yourself. Make sure you create clear pictures you will be able to understand later when you go over your information again.

* Spend time meditating. Try to meditate for at least 15 minutes each day. This activity calms and relaxes your body and also rids your mind of anything that has been troubling you. This helps you focus on information for longer periods of time, increasing your ability to remember it later.

* Studies have shown that memory retention is much better if regular studying sessions are planned rather than one-off marathon sessions. This gives the brain time to process the information properly. If time is not taken to focus on the materials in a relaxed environment, then it is possible to overlook important items in haste.

You have been given some wonderful ways to improve your memory. Use the tips that you have learned to keep your memory sharp and working properly. Your memory is something that if you don’t actively work on, it will not be there when you really need it. Stay on your toes and follow the advice you have been given.